I raise elves in Florian

Chapter 118 The Phantom of the Dead 4

"Go to sleep!"

"Ah."

Shi Yichen held Frilian as they drifted off to sleep.

Silent all night.

…………

the next day.

early morning.

After the three finished breakfast, they set off, following the original route along the mountain path. This mountain path was actually used by many people, but due to the legend of the ghost, very few people took this path anymore.

"This must be the place where the villagers recently went missing!"

After trekking through mountains and rivers, Shi Yichen and his two companions arrived at a riverbank, where many villagers disappeared.

"There are just too many clues."

Frillie looked around; the air was thick with the aura of monsters.

“There are traces of magic used here.”

Philon looked at the ground to the side, where there were obvious traces of magic.

"Yes! Phyllen, what kind of magic do you think it is?"

Frilian looked at Philon and asked.

"Illusion magic. Some monsters use illusion magic to lure and capture their prey. It is mentioned in books on magical ecology."

After conducting an investigation, Philon came to this conclusion.

"That's right, it's illusion magic, the most vulgar kind of magic. Looks like you've been seriously studying it."

Frillie nodded in satisfaction at Philon's answer.

"There are many monsters that can use illusion magic, but we don't know which kind of monster it is."

Although it was mentioned in the book, there are quite a few monsters that can use this kind of magic, which makes it difficult for Philon to choose.

"The Phantom Ghost is considered cunning and greedy among those monsters, and it is particularly picky about its food, only eating humans. It will manifest the phantoms of the dead to lure and capture humans."

Frilian explained to Philon what the Phantom Ghost was all about, since the book didn't record everything, and you could only know a lot by experiencing it yourself.

"It looks like this monster has already left. This is his hunting ground, so he definitely won't have gone far. We might run into him if we follow the mountain path."

Shi Yichen turned to Frilian and Philen and said that all monsters have their own territory, and this territory belongs to that monster. As long as a human enters his territory, he will appear.

"Okay, let's keep going."

The three continued walking along the mountain path.

"Can illusion magic alone be used to successfully lure them?"

Philen was still thinking about what Frilian had just said. She didn't understand how a simple illusion spell could be used to lure and capture humans.

"The magic displayed by the Phantom Demon is crucial to its prey, but the phantoms it creates pose no threat to the magic user. As long as a high-density magical impact, like an offensive spell, will easily disperse the phantoms."

As they walked, Frilian explained to Philon how to deal with the Phantom Ghost. Although Frilian made it sound so simple, even Frilian herself found it a bit difficult to do.

Even when facing the person she loves, Frilian can become hesitant, but she can still do it if she makes up her mind.

"Just attack the phantoms of the dead, right?"

Philon nodded and said.

"Can you bring yourself to do it?"

Frillie turned to look at Philen, saying this not only to Philen but also to herself.

"Of course, because I know the other party is fake."

Philen told Frillie firmly that she believed she could do it.

"Just as I thought, but when she actually appeared in front of me, I still hesitated."

Looking at Philon's resolute expression, Frilian felt a pang of sympathy for her younger self, who had once believed she could bring herself to do it.

But when faced with Shi Yichen's illusion, Frilian hesitated. She struggled internally for a long time before finally deciding to kill Shi Yichen's illusion.

"Who is Lady Frilian referring to?"

Philon looked at Frillie with a puzzled expression.

"So Chen, what appeared before were all phantoms of the teacher begging me for mercy. But I was already used to hearing the teacher beg for mercy, so I didn't feel much guilt when I did it."

But then one time, a phantom of Yi Chen suddenly appeared. That's when I got scared. Although I eventually killed the phantom, it still made me very uncomfortable.

Frilian gripped Shi Yichen's hand tightly, afraid that he would disappear in an instant. She didn't want to experience the feeling of killing Shi Yichen's illusion again, because she was too afraid of losing him.

"Why is there an illusion of Lord Shi Yichen? Shouldn't it be an illusion of a deceased person?"

Philon stared at Frilian in shock. It was actually an illusion of Shi Yichen that appeared, something Philon could hardly believe.

"I don't know why it's like this, but she just appeared."

Frillie couldn't understand how this could have happened either, Shi Yichen was perfectly fine!

"Maybe it's because I've died once."

Shi Yichen tilted his head and said to Frilian and Philen, "She did die once. She has been reborn now, and her appearance is the same as in her previous life."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're perfectly fine."

Frilian looked at Shi Yichen with confusion, completely unable to understand why he said that.

"That's right, Lord Shi Yichen has been here the whole time."

Philon also chimed in.

"Haha, just take it as me talking nonsense."

Shi Yichen smiled and took Frilian and Philon's hands, continuing to walk forward.

As the three walked, fog began to rise in the woods, and the sky darkened.

"It's starting to get foggy!"

Philon sensed something was wrong when he saw the sudden fog.

"They're very close. Attack as soon as the phantom appears, don't hesitate!"

Frilian turned to Philon and said this, which was meant for Philon as well as for herself. As for Shi Yichen, he was naturally immune to these mental magics, so Frilian had no reason to worry about him.

"Yes, Lady Frilian."

As he spoke, Philon summoned his wand and alerted his surroundings.

"Philen!"

Before the three of them had taken two steps, a familiar voice called out to Philon from behind.

Upon hearing the voice, Philen froze on the spot, breaking out in a cold sweat. She never expected that the illusion appearing before her was the person she respected most. Philen quickly turned around, following the sound.

“It has appeared. This is the phantom of the dead. I did not waver and can act.”

Seeing the elderly Hyta standing there looking at her, Philon unconsciously tightened his grip on his wand and then pointed it at Hyta's phantom.

Frilian and Shi Yichen were also watching Philon. Although Shi Yichen could not see the illusion of the dead, she could see the phantom ghost.

"He's becoming more and more like a magician."

The phantom of Haita smiled kindly and spoke to Philon.

In that instant, Philon's previously resolute heart began to waver.

“You’ve always been a good child, so I’ve decided to become a ghost to see you.”